Out of the Cage: Women's Experiences in Two World Wars'Out of the Cage' brings vividly to life the experiences of working women from all social groups in the two World Wars. Telling a fascinating story, the authors emphasise what the women themselves have had to say, in diaries, memoirs, letters and recorded interviews about the call up and their personal reactions to war. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION 1 | 1 |
PART ONE THE FIRST WORLD | 8 |
WOMEN BEFORE 1914 | 11 |
Copyright | |
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Out of the Cage: Women's Experiences in Two World Wars Gail Braybon,Penny Summerfield Limited preview - 2012 |
Out of the Cage: Women's Experiences in Two World Wars Gail Braybon,Penny Summerfield Limited preview - 2013 |
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